Figure 1: Case study from Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford, CT.

Hi-VNI Technology is a versatile tool that not only treats undifferentiated respiratory distress, but delivers optimally conditioned gas all the way to the patient, helping the airway cilia to move mucus for removal by suctioning or coughing. The below x-ray images (Fig. 1) show an example of the effectiveness of Hi-VNI Technology when it comes to secretion mobilization.

In this case, the patient was placed on Hi-VNI Technology on the day of admission. The staff employed standard clinical care and did not use any additional mechanisms for secretion mobilization.

While there are be several ways to create heated, humidified gas, rainout often makes the delivery all the way to the patient difficult. Rainout occurs when the warm gas comes into contact with a cooler surface, such as the delivery circuit, and the humidity it carries condenses into larger droplets, causing both inefficiency and discomfort for the patient.

Figure 2 also depicts that the heated water jacket delivery tube maintains a lower overall temperature, making it safe to touch. The tube feels warm and patients will not get burned even if prolonged skin contact with the delivery tube should occur.